Lindsay Mitchell

The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.

Monday, September 14, 2026

Why RNZ can't be trusted

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This reporting is amongst the worst I have seen. And it's funded by the tax-payer. How much beneficiaries are left with after paying the...
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Sunday, September 13, 2026

Did Paul Henry deserve to be called a liar?

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Last Thursday Paul Henry was in Dunedin campaigning for ACT. There were planned protests at the speaking venue and one attendee was a left-w...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

Hipkins' play for the Maori seats

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Yesterday Labour promised to reinstate the Maori Trades and Training Fund (MTTF) at a cost of $21 million annually. The fund was initially s...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

Bigger benefits won't help children

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Why are incompetents routinely called 'experts' these days? The election campaign brings them out in their droves. Today's Heral...
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Saturday, August 15, 2026

The Anxiety Epidemic

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Over the last twenty years the number of people depending on a benefit due to psychological or psychiatric reasons has increased by 140 perc...
Saturday, August 08, 2026

What the Left constantly ignores

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Here is the political argument from the Left: Poverty causes hardship for children. Whether the parent is working or on a benefit makes no d...
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Friday, August 07, 2026

Why the vacuum around the new Children's Commissioner?

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For those of us who take an interest in child welfare and listen to various media outlets, Jane Searle is a familiar voice. As head of the o...
Sunday, August 02, 2026

Outgoing Children's Commissioner calls for bigger benefits as swansong

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Outgoing Children's Commissioner calls for bigger benefits as swansong. Today on Q&A outgoing Children's Commissioner Claire Ac...
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Lindsay Mitchell
Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits at Wellington, New Zealand, galleries.
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